'Vote on Election Day'

By: Fritz Busch

SLEEPY EYE — Senate District 15 Republican candidate Braxton Seifert of Marshall told a standing room-only crowd at the Brown County Republican Convention in the REA Auditorium it’s time for changes in Minnesota. “We need to get ...

March 17, 2026

Arctic blast socks region

By: Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM - The mid-March blizzard that was forecast to hit this past weekend arrived on scheduled. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), between Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15, New Ulm received between 8-12 inches of snow. ...

March 17, 2026

More than a full crib

By: Fritz Busch

NEW ULM — Several dozen people participated in the 16th Annual George Sveine Cribbage Tournament at the Post 132 American Legion Club Saturday. Legion club manager Cindy Loftus said she enjoys all the counting involved in the game that ...

March 17, 2026

Three Eagles girls basketball players honored by BSC

The Big South Conference announced its Girls Basketball All-Conference Team this past weekend, with three Eagles represented. New Ulm senior guard Brooklyn Lewis made the team, as did sophomore guard/forward Maggie Joyce and freshman forward ...

March 17, 2026

Altermatt bros, Kent finish 2nd at state

ROCHESTER — Brothers Cael and Mack Altermatt, along with Adler Kent all took second place in their respective brackets at the Minnesota/USA Wrestling State Folkstyle Championships this past weekend in Rochester. The Altermatt brothers, ...

March 17, 2026

Mathiowetz named Tomahawk Girls Basketball POTY

Sleepy Eye St. Marys’ Morgan Mathiowetz repeated as Tomahawk Division Girls Basketball Player of the Year after winning the award last season. Mathiowetz is joined by teammate Olivia Schieffert as a unanimous All-Conference Selection, while ...

March 17, 2026